Stadtwerke Blankenburg

Stadtwerke Blankenburg is the municipal utility company of Blankenburg (Harz) in the Harz district of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. As the local Stadtwerk, it is the main provider of basic public services for the town, typically covering electricity, natural gas, water, district heating, and related municipal services. Its customer center is located at Lange Straße 36, 38889 Blankenburg (Harz), and it operates a 24-hour emergency hotline for faults. The company is a German municipal utility operating on the typical Stadtwerke model, owned by the local authority and focused on local energy and water supply. Its operations are concentrated in the town of Blankenburg and the surrounding area. In addition to supplying energy and water, it handles street lighting fault reports and provides customer service through its customer center on weekdays. In line with German energy market rules, Stadtwerke Blankenburg announced that from 1 January 2025 it would offer a dynamic electricity tariff, which all electricity suppliers in Germany are required to provide. The tariff links the working price per kilowatt-hour to the exchange electricity price, and the price can fluctuate hourly. The company notes that such tariffs can benefit households with electric vehicles, heat pumps, or battery storage, but also expose consumers to price risk and require smart metering systems (iMSys). Stadtwerke Blankenburg also engages with the local community through seasonal events, such as an Easter-themed event in the week before Easter. As a municipal utility, it is an important part of local infrastructure in Blankenburg (Harz), although detailed ownership, founding year, and financial information are not included in the available evidence.

Stadtwerke Blankenburg is the municipal utility company of Blankenburg (Harz), a town in the Harz district of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Like many German Stadtwerke, it was established to provide local residents and businesses with essential utility services under municipal ownership or influence. The exact founding year is not available in the supplied evidence, but the company operates as a modern municipal utility with a customer center at Lange Straße 36 in Blankenburg (Harz). Historically, German municipal utilities emerged to ensure reliable local supply of electricity, gas, water and heating, often growing out of earlier municipal gasworks or power stations. Stadtwerke Blankenburg follows this model, serving as the local energy and water provider for the town and its surroundings. Its activities include electricity and gas supply, water services, district heating where applicable, and street lighting maintenance. In recent years, the German energy market has undergone significant regulatory changes, including the requirement that all electricity suppliers offer dynamic electricity tariffs from 1 January 2025. Stadtwerke Blankenburg has adapted to this by announcing its own dynamic tariff, which links the working price per kilowatt-hour to the exchange electricity price. The company has communicated both the potential benefits for households with electric vehicles, heat pumps or battery storage, and the risks associated with price fluctuations and the need for intelligent metering systems (iMSys). The company also maintains a visible local presence through its customer center and community engagement, such as an Easter campaign in the week before Easter. While detailed financial and ownership information is not available in the supplied evidence, Stadtwerke Blankenburg remains an active municipal utility serving Blankenburg (Harz).

• Stadtwerke Blankenburg begins offering a dynamic electricity tariff, as required for all German electricity suppliers.

Local municipal utility providing essential energy, water and related services to Blankenburg (Harz) and surrounding areas.

• Dynamic electricity tariff

  A tariff where the working price per kilowatt-hour flexibly follows the current exchange electricity price, available from 1 January 2025.

1. 1Stadtwerke Blankenburg official websitesw-blankenburg.de
2. 2Stadtwerke Blankenburg on Wikidatawikidata.org